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Accused stabber Nisean Graves pleaded not guilty to murder for a gruesome, fatal broad daylight stabbing at a brief arraignment Friday, where prosecutors said they have a “strong case” against him in an “unprovoked” confrontation. Graves, 34, appeared in court shortly before noon wearing a gray jumpsuit over a white t-shirt to enter his plea on one count of second-degree murder in the bloody June 9 rampage. He was surrounded by three New York State Courts officers for the duration of the six-minute proceeding. Graves – who is homeless – was arrested and charged just a few hours after he...

Cops are looking to question the former handyman lover of slain Queens mom Orsolya Gaal who had intimate knowledge of her home — including where the family kept a spare key, The Post has learned. The man, who has not yet been formally identified as a person of interest or suspect in the gruesome slaying, is believed to have had a romantic relationship with the 51-year-old married mother of two before the affair went south, law-enforcement sources said. It’s unclear when the relationship began and ended, but according to sources familiar with the case, the man knew where the family...

The mayor of Washington, DC, declared a state of emergency Monday amid a record number of new local COVID infections — triggering booster-shot and renewed mask mandates. All government workers in DC will need to have a booster shot, losing the option to test out of the mandate under the emergency step, said Mayor Muriel Bowser. “All employees, contractors, interns, and grantees of DC Government must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and must have a booster,” Bowser tweeted. A new indoor-mask mandate for the district also will go into effect at 6 a.m. Tuesday and continue at least through Jan....

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — The lawyer for Brian Laundrie’s family told The Post on Tuesday that the fugitive flew home to Florida on Aug. 17 — a bombshell claim that throws a wrench in the timeline of the Gabby Petito case. Laundrie family lawyer Steven Bertolino said Brian returned home for supplies and then flew back to Salt Lake City, Utah, on Aug. 23 to rejoin Petito. Brian’s brief sojourn home would have come after the couple’s now-infamous fight in Utah that involved cops and before her body was found in a national forest last month. “Brian flew home to...